Haar might be Lauren MacColl’s most accomplished and rewarding work to date, an ambitious album of painterly beauty, on which the sadness of experience is offset by the constant awareness of the world’s wonders and complexities.
Heal & Harrow is a refreshingly original & carefully-crafted album, with musicianship & compositions of the highest quality. It illuminates the injustices inflicted on so many innocent women in the past, as well as drawing parallels to ongoing misogynistic attitudes and behaviour.
I may live hundreds of miles away from the mountain landscapes that Lauren experiences daily, but now, with this wonderfully evocative music, I have a very rapid route back to them.
Salt House announce new album ‘Huam’, one that sees them solidify their reputation as fine interpreters of words both old and new. The group’s meticulous attention to detail, shared passions and care for their craft sees them soar.
The Portage, the latest album from Scotland’s Rant is something truly special. At points haunting, at others carefree and light, this is powerful and evocative music that is invigorating, bewitching and beautiful.
Featuring four of Scotland’s finest fiddle players – Bethany Reid, Jenna Reid, Lauren MacColl and Anna Massie – RANT announce their third album The Portage along with a number of live dates. Take a listen to the album’s opening track.
Lauren MacColl announces a full-band tour of The Seer across Scotland from 21-29th of June and publishes her first printed tune book featuring 44 melodies including all the tunes from The Seer.
There’s far more to Undersong than the time Salt House spent recording on the tiny Hebridean island of Berensay, with seasoned producer Andy Bell. Undersong is a highly accomplished album of wonderful music, that singles Salt House out as a trio of exceptional talent.
Scottish trio Salt House (Jenny Sturgeon, Ewan MacPherson and Lauren MacColl) announce new album Undersong and share new preview video. They have also announced a series of album launch shows kicking off with Celtic Connections on January 27th.
A perfect blend of styles delivered with assured mastery by a group of highly accomplished musicians; The Kaela Rowan Band provided another example of the genuinely outstanding quality of performance on offer at Celtic Connections.
Scottish acoustic band Salt House have added Jenny Sturgeon to their numbers which include the sought after talents of Ewan MacPherson and Lauren MacColl. Watch them performing two of their new songs in preparation for hitting the road in 2017.
Watch the short film about Singer and harpist Rachel Newton’s latest album ‘Here’s My Heart Come Take It’. It provides a fascinating insight into her bold approach to do things differently this time around.
Rant’s début album introduced a band that could shed new light on the Scottish fiddle tradition. Reverie sees them expand on those initial discoveries and take the music to new horizons with peerless elegance.
Lauren plays traditional music with an unmatched elegance. This skill, in partnership with Mhairi Hall’s ability to provide exquisitely balanced accompaniment or an emotionally charged air, resulted in an evening of the finest possible traditional music.
RANT, featuring four of Scotland’s finest fiddle players, are on tour (including their first London gig) and announce album preview at Celtic Connections with two special guests, Julie Fowlis and Ewan McLennan.
Wooden Flute and Fiddle is a fantastically inventive debut release from Calum Stewart and Lauren MacColl. Fiercely tradtional but remarkably inventive and unexpected.
RANT is the joining forces of four of Scotland’s finest fiddle players: Bethany Reid, Jenna Reid, Sarah-Jane Summers and Lauren MacColl, their sound is filled not with a great wall of sound but rich layers of harmony and melodies, beautiful!
